ἀσφαλίζω
asphalizō · secure, make fast
Greek word · Strong’s number G805 · appears 4 times in the Bible
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asphalizō (ἀσφαλίζω) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “secure, make fast”.
Secure, make firm, guard; fasten.
How to say it
as·pha·li·zō
Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.
Its senses in the Bible
- Lock tight, so nothing escapes.
From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)
How it is translated
The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.
- made secure ×2
- fastened ×1
- make it secure ×1
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Comes from
Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.
Where it appears
- Matthew 27:64
So order the grave to be made secure until the third day, so that his disciples may not come and steal him and say to the people, ‘He has been raised from the dead,’ and the last deception will be worse than the first.”
- Matthew 27:65
Pilate said to them, “You have a guard; go, make it secure as you know how.”
- Matthew 27:66
And they went and made the grave secure, sealing the stone, with the guard.
- Acts 16:24
He, having received such an order, threw them into the inner prison and fastened their feet in the stocks.